>be me a year ago>first girlfriend's family decides to move away, her included>we were still only college sophomores with part-times and had been together for two years so living together on our own wasn't a realistic option>esp for her since she was one of those "family above all" types>we decide a LDR would be basically pointless since she isn't coming back in any foreseeable future so we split on friendly terms a week before she leaves>talking to her reminded me of everything, decided to go no-contact for a little (we still haven't spoken since)>year later and she's still on my mind almost daily along with what-if scenarios no matter what I do or how much I move on>even just passively, I'll be doing some work or helping out with my club and her face will just pop up in my head at the slightest prodding>feels like I gave away a piece of my heart that I'm never getting back, comes and goes in waves with some weeks being harder than othersthis normal, bros? does it ever end? been getting through life more or less fine since then but there's just been an omnipresent weight that I can never truly get rid of.
